Reina’s POVI sat quietly at the rooftop, glaring down. The sun was just rising and I didn’t have hope of a bright day without my bodyguard by my side. The king assigned me a new bodyguard but I rejected him, he’s nowhere close to Julian, neither in beauty or strength. There was nothing attractive about him. Even when I knew who Julian was, it still didn't stop me from getting attracted to him. I wanted him so much. Till tears began to stream from my eyes, I didn’t know. I only realized as it dropped on my lap. I immediately cleaned it. Then a knock on the door came, I could hear it from where I sat. I sighed, ignoring. It could be the maid or servant, either of them. I wasn’t just ready to be disturbed by anyone. I pretended as though I didn’t hear until it became much more persistent. “Who’s that?” I growled from the inside, rising in anger to go see who was disturbing me. I opened the door to find Riley, the chief royal maid. My eyes ran in a stern way from her head to her toes
Julian’s POV Even as a child, this was evil. I’d thought the king was always overshadowed with morals and could do no wrong as we were taught in school but hearing this got me totally pissed. I wished at that very moment, I had supernatural powers, I would command thunder to strike him. It was the only revenge I could think of as a little child. “How can I do this, my king?” My dad retorted, asking in a pleading tone. “Xeno is my closest friend.” “Yes, I know. That’s why I’m asking you to betray him.” “I didn’t really get why you asked me to buy all his shares.” Even my dad was confused. The king laughed some kind of a wild, sinister laughter. My blood was boiling in here where I hid. I was still a small child with no wolf lest they would have detected my scent. One advantage I got. “This is why I need you to buy all his shares. Normally, CEOs prohibit the selling of over half their shares to a particular man, they love a regular distribution among shareholders such that no
Julian’s POV Even as a child, this was evil. I’d thought the king was always overshadowed with morals and could do no wrong as we were taught in school but hearing this got me totally pissed. I wished at that very moment, I had supernatural powers, I would command thunder to strike him. It was the only revenge I could think of as a little child. “How can I do this, my king?” My dad retorted, asking in a pleading tone. “Xeno is my closest friend.” “Yes, I know. That’s why I’m asking you to betray him.” “I didn’t really get why you asked me to buy all his shares.” Even my dad was confused. The king laughed some kind of a wild, sinister laughter. My blood was boiling in here where I hid. I was still a small child with no wolf lest they would have detected my scent. One advantage I got. “This is why I need you to buy all his shares. Normally, CEOs prohibit the selling of over half their shares to a particular man, they love a regular distribution among shareholders such that no one g
Reina’s POV “That traitor,” he said, his voice low, “was Julian.” My knees nearly buckled. “I don’t understand,” I said. “If he was part of it… why didn’t you have him executed?” “Because he made a deal,” the King said. “He had all the secrets. He knew every step of the plan. Every name. Every hiding place. We were left with no choice.” I shook my head slowly, mouth dry. “You… forced him to work for you?” “Yes,” he said. “He was given two choices—death, or help us find the others.” “And he chose to help you,” I whispered. He nodded once. “With Julian’s help, we took them down one by one. Every rebel. Every threat. Gone. The coup was crushed before it even began.” My body was trembling. My breath came in short gasps. The Julian I knew—the man I had kissed, argued with, loved—was a traitor’s son. A prisoner. A weapon used by the royal court. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked. “Because he begged us not to,” the King replied. “He didn’t want you to hate him. He w
Reina’s POV “That traitor,” he said, his voice low, “was Julian.” My knees nearly buckled. “I don’t understand,” I said. “If he was part of it… why didn’t you have him executed?” “Because he made a deal,” the King said. “He had all the secrets. He knew every step of the plan. Every name. Every hiding place. We were left with no choice.” I shook my head slowly, mouth dry. “You… forced him to work for you?” “Yes,” he said. “He was given two choices—death, or help us find the others.” “And he chose to help you,” I whispered. He nodded once. “With Julian’s help, we took them down one by one. Every rebel. Every threat. Gone. The coup was crushed before it even began.” My body was trembling. My breath came in short gasps. The Julian I knew—the man I had kissed, argued with, loved—was a traitor’s son. A prisoner. A weapon used by the royal court. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked. “Because he begged us not to,” the King replied. “He didn’t want you to hate him. He wanted to prot
Reina’s POV“That traitor,” he said, his voice low, “was Julian.”My knees nearly buckled.“I don’t understand,” I said. “If he was part of it… why didn’t you have him executed?”“Because he made a deal,” the King said. “He had all the secrets. He knew every step of the plan. Every name. Every hiding place. We were left with no choice.”I shook my head slowly, mouth dry. “You… forced him to work for you?”“Yes,” he said. “He was given two choices—death, or help us find the others.”“And he chose to help you,” I whispered.He nodded once.“With Julian’s help, we took them down one by one. Every rebel. Every threat. Gone. The coup was crushed before it even began.”My body was trembling. My breath came in short gasps.The Julian I knew—the man I had kissed, argued with, loved—was a traitor’s son. A prisoner. A weapon used by the royal court.“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked.“Because he begged us not to,” the King replied. “He didn’t want you to hate him. He wanted to protect the only